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Spring is for Wheatears
2011-03-18 22:09:00 My latest beat-writer post is up on 10,000 Birds: Spring is for Wheatears More About: Birding
2nd Annual Cyprus Bird Race
2011-03-15 22:06:00 BirdLife Cyprus is getting ready for its second annual Bird Race on April 2nd. Last year’s Bird Race involved 6 teams who saw 154 species over 24 hours, raising money for a Tern raft at Larnaka Sewage Works Pools, in readiness for breeding Terns to use during spring of 2011. And as the organization’s online ... More About: Birding , Bird
Paphos Forest Management Plan
2011-03-14 08:21:00 BirdLife Cyprus has offered comments for the government’s developing Paphos Forest Management Plan, relating to general provisions in a management plan, conservation actions, the threats facing the forest, the monitoring plans for the Bonelli?s Eagle and the passerines, and the Moufflon. Note well that the Paphos forest is a Natura 2000 area, an IBA, a ... More About: Conservation
Sandwich Tern
2011-03-13 08:56:00 Sandwich Tern ?????????????? Sterna sandvicensis Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Birding Tours Details: Taken 25-March-2011 along the seafront in Larnaca, Cyprus Tagged: birds of Cyprus
Trip Report ? Feb/Mar 2011
2011-03-11 16:00:00 It happens from time to time that I come across people interested in birds and birding, and live in Cyprus, but just don’t know where to start when it comes to birding in Cyprus. Maybe they want to learn more locations, or more about habitat requirements and birds’ preferences, or more about the seasonal changes ... More About: Report , Trip
Keys to quick bird identification
2011-03-07 10:20:00 Via the Cornell Lab of Ornithology — Many people are always amazed that we birders can so very quickly recognize a bird species. A glimpse of movement, darting across the path, is often all we need. But it helps to know something about the surrounding habitat, which helps you figure out what species you probably ... More About: Quick , Bird
A Problem with Gulls
2011-03-04 20:35:00 My latest beat-writer post is up at 10,000 Birds: A Problem With Gulls
Hoopoe
2011-03-01 14:57:00 Eurasian Hoopoe ?????????? Upupa epops Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Bird Tours Details: Taken 20-March-2010 by Ayios Georgios church in Akrotiri, Cyprus Tagged: birds of Cyprus
BirdLife Cyprus? position on the Paphos Wind Farm
2011-02-28 07:15:00 This is worth posting in it’s entirety, from BirdLife Cyprus : The wind farm at Oreites (Paphos) was constructed without a proper Appropriate Assessment of its impacts on birds, and the consequences of its operation are expected to have a negative impact on birds unless compensation measures are immediately employed. BirdLife Cyprus recently submitted its position ... More About: Conservation , Wind
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2011-02-25 15:12:00 Click on the image for full-size (apologies for the anglophones, it’s in Greek). Stavros Christodoulides forwarded me this invitation to an exhibition of “natural and cultural heritage” in Pallouiotissa. Looks like it will be focusing on biodiversity, past and present, and go most of the month of March. March 4th at 8pm however, the Minister ...
Ambelopoulia raid in Limassol
2011-02-19 15:49:00 Via the Cyprus Mail: AROUND 1,000 dead blackcaps (ambelopoulia) and hundreds of song thrushes were discovered in four restaurants in various areas of Limassol yesterday, during a raid conducted by the Game Fund and the anti-poaching unit of the Rapid Reaction Unit (MMAD). The two hour raid also netted other birds such as partridges. The ...
Corvid Shootings in Cyprus
2011-02-18 20:25:00 My latest beat writer post is up at 10,000 Birds: Corvid Shootings in Cyprus A snippet: While in recent weeks I?ve Britain has a bit of a controversy over the Songbird Survival proposal, Cyprus too has had an issue with Corvid shooting. A couple years ago in fact, I?d done some research on this and ...
Diminishing Biodiversity
2011-02-13 21:48:00 For an absolute Must-Read, check out Ted Eubanks’ recent article on the American Birding Association blog: The New Normal. The examples are from North America, but similar declines of bird species (and other animal species) are occurring in the Western Palearctic – these declines just appear to be less widely known in Europe and Asia. ...
Birds of the Gods
2011-02-09 18:44:00 The Malay Archipelago is where Alfred Russell Wallace first envisioned a mechanism for evolutionary change, making him the co-founder of the Theory of Natural Selection. While in this part of the world, he paid much attention to the Birds of Paradise, which he regarded as the most beautiful birds on earth. After seeing the displays ... More About: Biophilia
White Wagtail
2011-02-07 14:38:00 White Wagtail ?????? ?????????? Motacilla alba alba Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Bird Tours Details: Taken 22-Jan-2010 in Larnaca, Cyprus Tagged: birds of Cyprus More About: White
Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus
2011-02-04 16:21:00 My latest beat writer post is up at 10,000 Birds: Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tagged: Ambelopoulia, animal rights More About: Animal Rights
In Flight: BirdLife Cyprus January Newsletter
2011-01-27 14:03:00 FEATURE: BirdLife Cyprus Midwinter Waterbird Census January 2011 BirdLife Cyprus? Midwinter Waterbird Census took place during 22nd-23rd January 2011. Its purpose is to monitor the migratory and resident waterbird populations of all major wetlands internationally and use the results for important conservation work such as designation of Ramsar sites and BirdLife International Important Bird Areas ... More About: Newsletter
Trip Report ? January 24 2011
2011-01-26 07:17:00 The rain was pouring down and the clouds looked very ominous as I drove into Paphos to pick up David and Anne from their hotel in central Paphos. I had intended that our first stop would be a walk around the Headland and this did not exactly look practical! Thinking quickly we decided to head ... More About: Report , January , Trip
Monthly Butterfly Sightings for 2010
2011-01-24 09:58:00 UPDATE from earlier this month: The organizers of the Butterfly Recording Scheme for Cyprus (CBRC) have finalized a neat summary table for Monthly sightings of 2010. In total, some 49 species were recorded in Cyprus in 2010, including 3 endemic species and 2 endemic subspecies of butterflies. Data on 4 rare or recently extinct species ... More About: Sightings
Winter Visitors in Cyprus
2011-01-21 18:11:00 My latest beat-writer post is up at 10,000 Birds: Winter Visitors in Cyprus
Kurdish Wheatear
2011-01-19 13:50:00 Kurdish Wheatear Also called Red-rumped Wheatear. Oenanthe xanthoprymna Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Bird Tours Details: Taken 18-Jan-2011 at Cape Greco in Cyprus Found by Keith and Raija – a couple quite active in birding in Cyprus – this bird represents the I think the sixth record of this species in Cyprus. With Steppe Grey ...
Linked to in BirdGuides
2011-01-18 13:12:00 The online magazine BirdGuides just published an expose on the trapping problem: All-time high in illegal bird-trapping in Cyprus… or at least since BirdLife began monitoring the extent of illegal trapping in 2002. H/t Jane Stylianou.
Spur-winged Lapwing
2011-01-13 08:55:00 Spur-winged Lapwing ????????????? Vanellus spinosus Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Bird Tours Details: Taken 03-Nov-2010 at the Larnaca sewage works in Cyprus Tagged: birds of Cyprus, photos
Monthly Butterfly Sightings for 2010
2011-01-12 08:55:00 The organizers of the Butterfly Recording Scheme for Cyprus have recently sent out a neat summary table for Monthly sightings of 2010. Included are 3 endemic species and 2 endemic subspecies of butterflies. Tagged: butterflies More About: Sightings
BirdLife?s Born to Travel Campaign
2011-01-11 13:30:00 BirdLife Cyprus – Cyprus? position in the Eastern Mediterranean places it on one of the major migration routes and makes it an important stop off point for many species which pass each year from Europe/Asia to Africa via the Nile Delta. With a few exceptions, these are birds that breed in Europe passing south through ... More About: Travel , Campaign
Field Trip Report ? January 8, 2011
2011-01-09 08:58:00 BirdLife Cyprus Field Trip Saturday 8th January Akrotiri Peninsula, starting from Zakaki marsh Leader: Dan Rhoads With the appreciable rainfall of recent days, we were expecting to see a lot of waterfowl and wintering birds, hopefully some interesting. First thing that was obvious at Zakaki: lots and lots of Coot and Black-headed Gulls, supplemented with ... More About: Report
Vultures in Trouble in Cyprus too
2011-01-07 16:00:00 My latest beat-writer post is up at 10,000 Birds: Vultures in Trouble in Cyprus too
Black Redstart
2011-01-04 07:58:00 Black Redstart, male ???????????? Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis (?) Credit: Jane Stylianou / Cyprus Bird Tours Details: Taken 01-Feb-2010 by the Paphos Lighthouse in Cyprus Tagged: birds of Cyprus, photos More About: Black
Year-end Links
More articles from this author:2010-12-30 13:38:00 Happy holidays – my gift to you shall be great links to info on the web devoted to the nature of Cyprus. Nature of Cyprus — Here you will find extensive information (including thousands of photographs and maps) on the nature of Cyprus (beaches, trails, dams, etc), and on its flora and fauna. Emphasis is ... More About: Links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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